Ferdinand knade



F. KNADE. PEN HOLDER (No Model.)

No. 422,805. Patented Mar. 4, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FERDINAND KNADE, OF BRESLAU, PRUSSIA, GERMANY.

PEN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 422,805, dated March 4, 1890.

Application filed October 8, 1889. Serial 1%. 326,322. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FERDINAND KNADE, a subject of the King of Prussia, and a resident of Breslau, in the Kingdom of Prussia and Empire of Germany, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Pen-Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to pen-holders; and it consists in providing at the end of the holder which carries the pen a longitudinally-movable spring-pressed sleeve to prevent soiling of the users fingers by ink taken up by the pen when dipped into the ink-receptacle.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a top view of the pen-holder, showing the posit-ion of the sleeve when the holder is used in writing. Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same, showing the position of the sleeve when the pen is dipped into the inkreceptacle. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the pen-holder. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the pen-holder, looking from the nib of the pen. 7 Figs. 5 and 6 are transverse sections of the same, taken, respectively, on the lines A A in Fig. 2 and B B in Fig.

Referring to the drawings, a is the protective sleeve, which is loosely fitted upon the tubular part b, constituting the lower end of the pen-holder f, said part I) being provided with suitable catches or clips to hold the pen in the usual manner. A spiral spring 0 is contained within the part b, which part has a longitudinal slot g, through wluch a pm or stud d, carried by the sleeve a, passes, so as and is carried forward again by the reaction of the spring into the position shown in Fig. 1. It will thus be seen that should the tubular part b be soiled in dipping the pen in the ink the fingers of the writer are prevented from coming in contact therewith by reason of the interposition of the sleeve a.

To facilitate the drawing back of the sleeve,

it has or may have formed at its rear or up per end a rim or flange 72., as shown.

claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- A pen-holder with ink-protection mechanism, consisting of the tube 1) on the lower end of the staff, the sleeve (1, which slides on the hollow part I) of the pen-holder and provided with a protectingn'im at its lower end, and the spring 0, pressing the sleeve toward the lower end of the tube and adapted to be drawnback by the thumb while dipping the pen into the ink, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

FERDINAND KNADE.

itnesses:

MAX OPITZ, WILHELM RENNER.

60 Having thus described my invention, whatl 

